Ah, the local elections. Does your pulse race at the very mention? Unlikely, unless you are a candidate.Polls to elect councillors do not engage voters as do those for MPs. Turnouts are typically less than half those for general elections. And yet, what do people get most worked up about? The likes of bin collections, planning applications which affect their neighbourhood, potholes and their children's schools. All of the above, along with social care and leisure facilities and more, are the...
